John

Mikey

Explorers Blog Entry 7

I am visiting the Kalahari Desert in Botswana and parts of Namibia for my last location. The capital of the Botswana is Gaborone and the capital of Namibia is Windhoek. Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa border Botswana and Namibia. No body's of water border the Kalahari Desert and the GPS coordinates of the Kalahari Desert are 23˚00'00.00" S 23˚00'00.00" E. The Kalahari has vast areas covered by red sand without any permanent surface water. Temperatures can range from 68˚ to 118˚. There are many game reserves in the Kalahari. Bushman have lived in the Kalahari fir over 20,00 years. The Kalahari Desert is 5377 miles from the Atacama Desert. I got to the Kalahari Desert from the Atacama by boat and then a truck. It cost around 3,000 dollars for everything. It was very fun to go for a trip around the world I have never experienced anything like it before. I learned that it is nice to go on a trip by yourself sometimes instead of with others. My mom and dad are so happy to see me but are also mad that I am back to annoy them.

Explorers Blog Entry 6

I am visiting the Atacama Desert in Chile. The capital of Chile is Santiago and the countries that border Chile are Peru, Bolivia and Argentina. The Pacific Ocean borders Chile. 35˚40'30.50" S 71˚32'34.72" are the GPS coordinates of the Atacama Desert. It is very rocky, flat and 50 times drier than the California's Death Valley in the Atacama Desert. The desert is 20 million years old. It is the driest desert in the world. The Atacama Desert is 11088 miles from the Gobi Desert. I got to my fifth location by plane and then car. It cost around 6,000 for everything to get to the Atacama Desert from the Gobi Desert. I had some problems when going to the desert from the airport in Chile because we got the truck stuck a couple of times. The Atacama Desert is so much drier from the Gobi Desert it is not even funny!!

Explorers Blog Entry 5

I am going to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia. The capital of Mongolia is Ulaanbaatar and the countries that border Mongolia are China and Russia. The GPS coordinates of Mongolia are 46˚51'45.00 " N 103˚50'47.97. The climate of the Gobi Desert is hot and dry. It looks very sandy. The Gobi was part of the Mongol Empire back in the day. It is the biggest desert in Asia. The Gobi Desert is 5,149 miles from the Tabernas Desert. There were no layovers. I got to the Gobi Desert by airplanes and it cost around 4,500 for every thing. I think my travels are going well.

Explorers Blog Entry 4

I am visiting the Tabernas Desert in Spain. The capital of Spain is Madrid and the countries that borer Spain are Portugal and France. The Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean border Spain. The GPS coordinates of the Tabernas Desert 44˚46'03.13" N 5˚24'20.69 E. The climate is hot and dry and it looks very pebbly and rocky. I got to the Tabernas by airplane from the Sahara Desert which is about 827 miles between each other. The cost for the trip is about 3,500 dollars.

Explorers Blog Entry 3

I am going to the Sahara desert in Africa. The countries that border the Sahara Desert are Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ethiopia. A lake that borders the desert is Lake Chad. The GPS coordinates of the Sahara Desert are 19˚13'23.66" N 3˚25'53.81" E. It is very dry and hot in the Sahara Desert. Most of the landscape is brown and sandy. There has been big fights at the desert and it supports lots of wildlife because it is the biggest desert in the world. The distance between Mojave Desert to the Sahara Desert is 7,033 miles. The trip costs around 5,000 dollars.